The number of Gardaí policing the roads has fallen by over a third since records were first compiled in 2009.
Back in 2009, there were a reported 1046 Gardaí on road policing duty.
However, this number has fallen with only a reported 676 patrolling the roads this year.
143 people have died on Irish roads so far in 2023, including four people over the past weekend.
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Aontú leader Peadar Toibin, who was provided the figures via a parliamentary question, argued the drop in Garda numbers is leading to an increase in deaths.
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